MEDIA ALERT UPDATE: Day 4 - Return to Earth – Enterprise Communication…Then & Now

Motorola concludes its celebration of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. Motorola was there as Neil Armstrong transmitted his famous words over a Motorola radio transponder. Forty years later, Motorola is still a leader in innovative mobility solutions.

Then

Around the time of the 1969 moon landing, businesses were utilizing pagers. Other than telephone communication, these “innovative” pagers served as the newest form of instant communication and mobility for both the enterprise and the mobile worker. The 1971 Motorola Pageboy II pager was significantly smaller, lighter and less expensive than earlier pagers. Subscribers heard either a beep or a voice radio message when they were paged.

Now

Thanks to technological advancements, businesses now utilize many forms of instant communication. Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions can deliver concurrent access to voice and data that extends line of business applications to mobile workers delivering business-critical communications and rich media over networks that stretch both indoors and out. By providing this level of real-time information, Motorola empowers workers with the right information at the right time to ultimately deliver the best results.

For example, Motorola’s MC75 Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA) packs the power of a cell phone, two-way radio, 1D and 2D bar code scanner, integrated GPS, digital camera and mobile computer – all in a single device. The MC75 EDA brings a new level of flexibility, functionality and rugged design to size-optimized mobile devices, empowering mobile workers with the power to transform business processes, increase productivity and improve customer service.

The MC75 provides high-performance voice and data services around the globe. The MC75 Motorola rugged EDA with a 3.5-inch display is compact and ergonomically designed to meet mobile worker, business application and IT requirements. This easy-to-use and easy-to-carry business-class device is built to withstand a broad range of environments and increasing efficiencies as well as offering enterprise manageability, security and scalability.

Did you know?

A Motorola radio in the Apollo Command Module provided the only radio communication with Earth after the spacecraft passed beyond 28,000 miles. For more historical facts about Motorola, visit www.motorola.com/history. For information on today’s Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions, visit www.motorola.com.

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.